IELTS Reading — Test 2 · Passage 1: "The Honey Hunters of the Cliffs" | ProPrep

📖 IELTS Academic Reading — Passage 1. Read along in the video (you have ~20 min), answer the questions below, and check the ANSWER KEY at the end! — QUESTIONS 1–13 — Questions 1–7 — TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN 1. The wild bees build their nests on flat ground near villages. 2. A single comb can be more than a metre wide. 3. The bees choose high cliffs partly for protection from predators. 4. The ladder used by the hunters is made of metal. 5. Smoke is used to drive the bees away from the comb. 6. The role of lead hunter can be learned in a few weeks. 7. Wild bee numbers have fallen in many areas. Questions 8–11 — Complete the notes. NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS. The honey harvest: 8. Takes place a few times a year, when the combs are ______. 9. A ladder made of rope and ______ is lowered down the cliff. 10. ______ is used to move the bees away. 11. The lead hunter decides which combs to take so the ______ can recover. Questions 12–13 — Choose A, B, C or D. 12. Why are younger people reluctant to become honey hunters? A) The honey tastes unpleasant B) The work is dangerous and poorly rewarded C) The bees have disappeared completely D) They are not allowed to climb 13. What does the writer suggest about the future of honey hunting? A) It will certainly disappear B) Its survival may depend on balancing tradition and change C) It is no longer practised anywhere D) It has become completely safe 👉 Comment your answers! ✅ Answer key at the end of the video. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🎁 SORTEIO: 1 mês GRÁTIS de ProPrep! Concorra a 1 mês de acesso completo (120 simulados IELTS + TOEFL): 👍 Curta este vídeo · 💬 Comente seu exame e a nota que você quer · 🔔 Esteja inscrito 🗓️ Até 14/jul · 🎉 Sorteio 15/jul (ganhador no comentário fixado) Promoção independente, sem vínculo com o YouTube. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🎯 Want all 120 mock tests (IELTS + TOEFL) with human correction and a study plan? Sign up for ProPrep → proprep.app #IELTS #IELTSReading #IELTSAcademic #estudarfora #intercâmbio #ProPrep